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Enjoy your sushi in a stylish setting at Pembroke Pines' RA Sushi Bar Restaurant.
Gluten-sensitive diners can still find plenty of options on RA Sushi Bar Restaurant's menu, as can vegans.
Complete your meal with the perfect glass of wine or beer from RA Sushi Bar Restaurant's drink list.
Eat out with the little ones at RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, and don't waste time scurrying for a sitter.
Make those early evening hours happy ones and swing by for some discounted food and drink deals after work.
Summer meals will taste even better when you enjoy them on RA Sushi Bar Restaurant's gorgeous patio.
At RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, you can dine with your immediate family and your extended family due to the easy seating for large parties.
The lively clientele and reverberating tunes result in a noisy scene, so don't plan any quiet conversation at the sushi spot.
Take it nice and easy at RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, where casual dress is the rule of the day.
Impress the guests at your next gathering by calling in RA Sushi Bar Restaurant for catering.
You can also grab your grub to go.
Valet and lot parking is easily accessible near RA Sushi Bar Restaurant.
You'll also find plenty of safe spaces to lock up your bike if you prefer to cycle to the sushi spot.
Customers should be prepared to spend around $30, but more importantly, they should be prepared to enjoy a great meal.

Nami Japanese in Pembroke Pines is a well-known Japanese restaurant, offering a family-oriented ambience with fabulous sushi and good steak. It's a popular restaurant for visitors seeking fabulous service and a delicious meal.
There's not really a recommended attire, so feel free to dress comfortably.
When you arrive, you should check out the teriyaki salmon, as it's frequently gotten rave reviews. In terms of the restaurant itself, it's been tabbed as a nice option for both families with children and large groups. In addition to its convenient take-out offerings, the restaurant even provides catering for events around town. Or, if you just want to stop by for a beverage, the restaurant has a good selection at its bar.
A lunch and dinner staple in the community for nearly 30 years, a trip to Nami Japanese is definitely worthwhile. Its chef is known to be "great." Don't worry about trying to find a spot on the street, as visitors to the restaurant do have access to a private parking lot nearby. Would you rather ride there? Bike parking is also provided.

U Sushi, an upscale sushi restaurant, is known for its fresh sake and innovative rolls.
Watching your diet? Stay on track at U Sushi, a local restaurant with gluten-free and low-fat options.
You'll find a wonderful selection of drinks from U Sushi's full bar to top off your meal.
Families will feel right at home at U Sushi with its kid-friendly menu and atmosphere.
Be sure to make reservations so you can get seated right away.
It's been too long since you've had a great meal at home. Order takeout or delivery from U Sushi and enjoy!
Parking is available at an adjacent lot.
You can take it easy on your wallet at U Sushi — prices are generally less than $30 per person.

Western is a casual Japanese restaurant featuring superb sushi. It's a popular spot for those interested in good food.
There's no specific recommended attire, so feel free to dress casually and comfortably.
In addition to its quick service (take-out is available), the restaurant also offers delivery, and can even cater an event for you.
When you add it all up, Western is definitely worth rolling over to.

For a quick curry, Miramar's Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi is a great lunch or dinner spot.
For those tired of trendy diets, Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi's lack of low-fat food is sure to make your stomach smile.
Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi is more than willing to accommodate families, so kids are welcome to tag along.
Warm weather brings out Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi's highly coveted patio seating.
Wifi is on the house at Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi, so you can stay connected on your mobile device.
Your large group can all sit together at Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi.
Not a popular place for dress-up dining, most Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi patrons come in casual attire.
Feed the gang at your next get-together with catering from Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi as well.
Can't stay long? Not a problem with the restaurant's take-out and delivery options.
For convenience, diners can park in a neighboring lot.
If you don't want a night that will cost you an arm and a leg but you do want a delicious meal, come to Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi.
At Silver Spoon Thai and Sushi, you have the option of paying by major credit card.

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Eight suckered arms, a hidden beak, and an ability to change color (and texture!) make the octopus seem otherworldly to those of us on land. And yet, at one point in human history, someone saw the cephalopod and thought, “I’m going to put that in my mouth.”That enterprising person kicked off a worldwide culinary phenomenon. People chow down on octopus now more than ever, whether it’s served in tapas or soups or on sushi plates. If you’ve never tried it but want to, you’re in for a treat—you just have to decide how adventurous you’re willing to be. Here are two ways to eat the distinctive seafood, plus commentary from a few renowned chefs on the increasing popularity of octopus in America.For Beginners: GrilledGrilled octopus has long been a staple of Mediterranean cuisine. This fact is impressive when you consider that octopus is a notoriously tough meat that needs more than a little tenderizing. Different chefs have different methods for softening it up: some dip it several times into boiling water before simmering it in a pot, some add vinegar to the pot, and some stand by a superstition that putting a cork into the pot will help with the process. Others knead the octopus or slap it against a hard surface (rocks, traditionally). All of this happens before the actual grilling, which only takes a few minutes. But if you tenderize and then sear it just right, you end up with a simultaneously crispy and chewy dish that draws a crowd. Richard Hackett, chef-owner of Jack’s Oyster Bar & Fish House in Oakland, California, slow-cooks and chars his octopus before serving it in a splayed-out star. “[It’s] the most popular dish since we opened, and nobody would have guessed it,” he said. Travis Swikard, the executive chef of Boulud Sud in New York City, said that the restaurant goes through “150 to 200 pounds of octopus in a week.” His dish, octopus à la plancha, is Spanish-inspired, with touches such as a garlic-almond-milk purée and Jerez vinegar from Andalusia. For those who might be scared to take a bite, “[Tell them] it’s better than squid,” Swikard advised. “If they have fried calamari at their grandpa’s, [octopus] has more meat to it, more flavor.” It’s the porous quality of octopus, he said, that makes it great at absorbing the flavors around it.For the Fearless: Raw (and Sometimes Wriggling)Although grilled octopus has recently made a splash in America, raw octopus is only just finding a foothold here. It’s far more common in Asian countries. In Japan, for example, octopus (or tako) is sliced incredibly thin and served raw as sushi or nigiri. (If the cut is too thick, the toughness will be too much for the diner to handle.) Korea’s infamous octopus dish, sannakji, is more dynamic. It comprises arms that have been cut from a live octopus—arms that are still wriggling while they’re seasoned and eaten. Sometimes, sannakji is served whole, and that’s when it’s at its most dangerous. If a person doesn’t chew and swallow carefully, the octopus can latch onto their throat, resulting in injury or death. Above: sannakji. Image via awaywithlily.comSushi restaurants in the States might serve raw octopus, but finding live octopus is a difficult quest. At Japonais by Morimoto in Chicago, however, executive chef Hisanobu Osaka puts a less intense spin on the dish, thinly slicing live octopus to make a carpaccio. When they cut it in the kitchen, Osaka said, the octopus is not moving nearly as much as it does in sannakji. And by the time it arrives at a table, dressed in garlic, ginger, yuzu soy, and Japanese parsley, it looks like a typical raw preparation. How does it taste? “Tender, a little chewy … it’s not chewy-chewy, [but it has] a great amount of texture,” Osaka said. “It’s flavorful, too—very fresh, so it has a nice sweetness.” He’s noticed that Americans are less apt than Asians to order the octopus, but with the advent of foodie-ism, “a lot of people want to try new stuff.” The dish also has its rarity going for it: “I believe, in Chicago, no one [else] has this octopus.”

Eating seafood isn’t usually an adrenaline rush—unless, that is, you’re dining on fugu. Considered a delicacy in Japanese cuisine, the poisonous puffer fish is deadly when prepared improperly. Around five people per year die from eating fugu sushi and other dishes made with the deadly fish.None of that has ever stopped people from trying it—or restaurants from serving it.Recently, the chefs at Chicago’s Japonais by Morimoto achieved an honor so rare that only a handful of U.S. restaurants have attained it. Without so much as a ripple, the high-end Japanese eatery earned its certification to serve fugu to its customers.Certification can only be obtained from the Torafugu Buyers Association. And it lasts only three months. And so Japonais has released the fish onto its menu quietly, letting its patrons discover for themselves that it’s there. Dozens of people have already enjoyed the delicacy, which chefs prepare three ways in a fugu-centered omakase special: in a salad with smoked salmon skin, in a hot pot with spicy ponzu, and alongside yaki onigiri, grilled rice balls.The fugu trio at Japonais by MorimotoThere have been no casualties—yet.Japonais staff don’t seem too worried about the possibility of any, either. Instead of dwelling on the danger, office manager Devin Lovell raves about texture: “[Fugu] is a lighter, more porous fish, so it attracts the flavors it’s cooked or dipped in.” But he also concedes that that’s not the reason most diners place their orders for the dangerous dish.“It’s the novelty. Crossing something off your bucket list—or maybe the chance to kick the actual bucket,” he says with a wry laugh. Eating fugu might be the culinary equivalent of bungee jumping—a thrill that’s most likely perfectly safe, with just a miniscule chance of tragedy.Photo of fish via Wiki Commons; photo of fugu courtesy of Japonais by Morimoto

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